| Funnel Cloud | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 5, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 48:08 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Producer | Dan Messé, Gary Maurer | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All Things Considered (NPR) | (positive) [2] |
| Daily News | (positive) [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [4] |
Funnel Cloud is the fourth album by folk rock band Hem. It was released on Nettwerk on September 5, 2006. Considered the band's most ambitious work to date, they recorded the album accompanied by a 21-piece orchestra, as well as James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins.
The concept was conceived on the day of lead singer Sally Ellyson's Virginia wedding, during which the party had to evacuate to storm cellars due to a number of tornadoes that touched down in the area.[5]
- ^ Funnel Cloud at AllMusic
- ^ Ochs, Meredith (15 September 2006). "An Anthem for Post-Summer from Hem". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Farber, Jim (22 September 2006). "Brooklyn Lullaby". Daily News. Retrieved 4 May 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Raposa, David (14 December 2006). "Hem: Funnel Cloud". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Hem Transcends Adversity On 'Funnel Cloud' | Billboard